What motor vehicles are exempt from emissions inspection for gas-powered vehicles?
• Vehicles that are less than two model years old, or more than 25 model years old (for example, a 1975 model in 2001). • Diesel-powered vehicles 8500 lbs. or less and Diesel-powered vehicles 8501 lbs. and more registered in the NYCMA area that are required to have the emissions inspection for diesel-powered vehicles. • Electric-powered vehicles. • Motorcycles. • Vehicles that are registered as farm equipment or that have historical plates. • Homemade vehicles or custom vehicles that are registered in the Upstate Area. Annual safety inspections are required for all vehicles that the law does not exempt. To learn more about safety inspections, read the DMV brochure, New York State Vehicle Inspection Program for Cars and Light Trucks. What emissions inspection is required if a gas-powered vehicle is not required to have the OBDII test and is not exempt from emissions inspection? If a vehicle is a 1995 or older model gas-powered vehicle that is not exempt from emissions inspection, the ve
These motor vehicles are exempt from emissions inspection for gas-powered vehicles: • Vehicles that are less than two model years old, or more than 25 model years old. • Diesel-powered vehicles 8500 lbs. or less and Diesel-powered vehicles 8501 lbs. and more registered in the NYCMA area that are required to have the emissions inspection for diesel-powered vehicles. • Electric-powered vehicles. • Motorcycles. • Vehicles that are registered as farm equipment or that have historical plates. • Homemade vehicles or custom vehicles that are registered in the Upstate Area. What emissions inspection is required if a gas-powered vehicle is not required to have the OBDII test and is not exempt from emissions inspection? If a vehicle is a 1995 or older model gas-powered vehicle that is not exempt from emissions inspection the vehicle receives: • A high-enhanced emissions inspection if the vehicle is registered in the NYCMA, or • A low-enhanced emissions inspection if the vehicle is registered in
